Abstract: A card reader includes a card reader main body, a board which is fixed to the card reader main body, a light emitting element which is disposed on a surface of the board, a cover member which is made of light transmissive material and covers the board from an opposite side to the card reader main body, and a code imaging part which images a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code. The cover member is formed with a card insertion port, and the code imaging part is held by the cover member and is disposed at a position adjacent to the card insertion port in a longitudinal direction of the card insertion port.

Abstract: In a card reader, an interfering magnetic field generation mechanism 11 includes a core part 14a, a core part 14b, and a core part 15a, each of which is formed of soft magnetic material in a straight line, a coil 16 that is wound around the core part 14a, a coil 17 that is connected to the coil 16 in series and is wound around the core part 14b, a coil 18 that is wound around the core part 15a, a first drive circuit that supplies alternating current to the coils 16 and 17, and a second drive circuit that supplies alternating current to the coil 18. The core part 15a is disposed between the core part 14a and the core part 14b. The core part 15a is formed independently of the core parts 14a and 14b, and is separated from the core parts 14a and 14b.

Abstract: An optical unit may include a movable body including an optical module, a fixed body which holds the movable body in a movable state, a gimbal mechanism including a first support part which swingably supports the movable body around a first axial line intersecting an optical axis direction of the optical module, and a second support part which is swingably supported by a member of the fixed body around a second axial line intersecting the optical axis direction and a direction of the first axial line, and a shake correction drive mechanism structured to drive the movable body around the first axial line and around the second axial line.

Abstract: A card reader for use with a card may include a card insertion part provided with an insertion port into which the card is inserted, a protruded part which is provided on a front face of the card insertion part and is protruded to a front side with respect to the card insertion part, a breakage detection wiring which is provided in an inside of the protruded part, and a detection part which detects at least one of disconnection and a short circuit of the breakage detection wiring.

Abstract: In a motor, a wire terminal, to which an end at an end of winding of a wire is connected, is held by an insulator that is held by a stator core. The wire terminal comprises: a substrate connection section; plural legs held by a split insulator; a plate section, a thickness direction of which faces a radial direction, between the legs and the substrate connection section; and a wire connection section, a portion of which projected from the plate section is bent to hold the wire on an inner side. An elastic section is a meandering section meandering to turn back in a circumferential direction between the plate section and the substrate connection section, and extends from an end on another side in the circumferential direction of the plate section toward the substrate connection section.

Abstract: A card reader includes a pulling-out prevention member turnable between a closing position where a card moving passage is closed and an open position and preventing pulling-out of a card having been inserted into a card reader at the closing position. The pulling-out prevention member is provided with a main body member and a card abutting member which closes the card moving passage when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position. A rear end of the card abutting member is capable of contacting with a front end of the card having been inserted into the card reader when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position. The main body member of the pulling-out prevention member is formed of resin, and the card abutting member is formed of material having a strength higher than a strength of the resin.

Abstract: An optical unit according to one embodiment including: a reflection portion which reflects an incident light flux, which is made incident from outside, in a reflection direction toward an imaging element from an incident direction; a movable body provided with the reflection portion; a fixed body; a movable mechanism which allows the movable body to move relative to the fixed body; a gimbal mechanism provided with a first support portion which supports the movable body swingably about a first axis; and a bearing mechanism which supports the gimbal mechanism swingably relative to the fixed body about a second axis intersecting the first axis direction.

Abstract: An actuator comprises a support body including a coil having a winding part and a lead part, a coil holder and a board supported by the coil holder, a movable body having a magnet, and a magnetic drive mechanism structured to relatively move the support body and the movable body. The coil holder has a coil holding part holding the winding part and a board support part supporting the board. A board surface of the board is provided with a land with which the lead part is connected. The board support part has a recessed part at a position overlapping with the board when viewed in a direction along the board surface, and the lead part is extended from the winding part to the land via the recessed part and is provided with a resiliently bent portion which is resiliently bent in an inside of the recessed part.

Abstract: An actuator includes a support body, a movable body, a connection body, and a magnetic drive mechanism having a coil and a magnet for relatively moving the support body and the movable body. A winding part of the coil includes effective side portions, a first curved side portion connecting one side ends of the effective side portions, and a second curved side portion connecting the other side ends of the effective side portions. The magnet faces the effective side portions of the coil. A yoke fixed to the magnet includes a first yoke, a second yoke, a one side connection yoke and the other side connection yoke connecting the first yoke with the second yoke, and the one side connection yoke and the other side connection yoke are provided at positions so as not to overlap with the effective side portions and the magnet.

Abstract: A card reader includes a card lock mechanism preventing pulling-out of a card jammed in a card conveyance passage, and an operation part for manually releasing lock of the card caused by the card lock mechanism. The card lock mechanism includes a motor, and a lock member which is provided with a blocking pawl for preventing pulling-out of the card and is moved between a contact position where the blocking pawl contacts the card and a retreated position where the blocking pawl is retreated from the card conveyance passage. The operation part includes a rotation member in a tube shape having an inner circumference wall surrounding an output shaft of the motor, and an engaging member provided on the inner circumference wall and extended along a circumferential direction of the output shaft and engageable with an outer peripheral face of the output shaft. The engaging member is elastically deformable.

Abstract: In a motor, a wire terminal, to which an end at an end of winding of a wire is connected, is held by an insulator that is held by a stator core. The wire terminal comprises: a substrate connection section; plural legs held by a split insulator; a plate section, a thickness direction of which faces a radial direction, between the legs and the substrate connection section; and a wire connection section, a portion of which projected from the plate section is bent to hold the wire on an inner side. An elastic section is a meandering section meandering to turn back in a circumferential direction between the plate section and the substrate connection section, and extends from an end on another side in the circumferential direction of the plate section toward the substrate connection section.

Abstract: A hand for an industrial robot allowing use thereof in different ways for different applications while reducing manufacturing costs and an industrial robot including the hand are provided. A hand includes a support portion configured to support either a suction wafer mounting portion or a grip wafer mounting portion, and the support portion includes an air flow path connected to a suction hole in a state where the support portion supports the suction wafer mounting portion and one of a suction unit including a connecting member that connects a tip end of an air pipe to the air flow path and a grip unit that can press an end surface of a wafer in a state where the support portion supports the grip wafer mounting portion, and further includes an attachment portion used for attaching the other one of the suction unit and the grip unit.

Abstract: In a teaching method for an industrial robot having a hand on which a conveyance object is to be mounted, the teaching method includes a positioning member attaching step in which a positioning member for determining a position of a conveyance object to be mounted on the hand in a horizontal direction is attached to an upper face side of the hand and, after that, a teaching step in which the hand is moved to a predetermined position to perform teaching for the industrial robot, and after that, a positioning member detaching step in which the positioning member is detached from the hand. When the conveyance object is mounted on the hand in a state that an end face of the conveyance object is contacted with the positioning member, the conveyance object is disposed at a normal mounting position on the hand.

Abstract: A card reader structured to perform processing on a card includes a main body part, an insertion port which is opened in the main body part and into which the card is inserted, a conveyance passage which is provided in an inside of the main body part and in which the card having been inserted is conveyed, a drive mechanism structured to convey the card in the conveyance passage, a plurality of sensors which detect insertion of the card into the insertion port and a state of conveyance of the card in the conveyance passage, and a control part which monitors state transitions of detected results of the plurality of the sensors for the card and determines that a foreign matter has been inserted into the card reader when the control part detects that a state transition is generated in a mode which is different from a predetermined state transition.

Abstract: An actuator includes a support body, a movable body, a connection body connected with the support body and the movable body and provided with at least one of elasticity and viscoelasticity, and a magnetic drive mechanism structured to relatively move the movable body with respect to the support body. The connection body is disposed in a space in a radial direction between an inner side ring-shaped part provided in one of the movable body and the support body and an outer side ring-shaped part provided in the other of the movable body and the support body. The inner side ring-shaped part, the outer side ring-shaped part and the connection body structure a partition part which partitions an inside space of the case, and the partition part includes an air passage which is penetrated through the partition part in an axial line direction so that air resistance can be reduced.

Abstract: A card reader includes a card lock mechanism for preventing pulling-out of a card from an insertion port when the card is jammed in a conveyance passage. The card lock mechanism includes a motor, a lock member driven by the motor to be moved between a contact position and a retreated position, a knob mechanically connected with the motor, and a detection mechanism for detecting the lock member located at the retreated position. The card reader includes a control part which is configured so that, after the motor is driven to move the lock member to the contact position, when the detection mechanism detects that the lock member has moved to the retreated position, the control part executes a tactile stimulation sequence in which the motor is driven to apply movement to the knob so that attention of an operator operating the knob is called in a tactile manner.

Abstract: An optical unit is provided for performing heat dissipation for an optical module. The optical unit includes a movable body having the optical module and a fixed body which holds the movable body in a displaceable state. The movable body includes a circuit board provided in the optical module and at least one heat radiation member disposed in a periphery of the optical module. The heat radiation member is connected with the circuit board in a heat-conductive manner.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a card issuing system which issues cards includes: a print image generation portion which generates print data to perform printing on the card; an overcoat image generation portion which generates overcoat data, which is data on an overcoat for the print data generated by the print image generation portion; and a printing portion which performs printing of the print data generated by the print image generation portion, and the overcoat data generated by the overcoat image generation portion on the card. The overcoat image generation portion generates the overcoat data with which an area where a design quality is required in the print data is subjected to overcoating based on pixels to be printed by the print data, and an area where durability is required in the print data is subjected to overcoating which covers the area.

Abstract: Provided is a wide-angle lens, including a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a diaphragm, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens, sequentially arranged from an object side. An object-to-image distance of the wide-angle lens is set to d, an entrance pupil diameter of the wide-angle lens is set to HEP, and d/HEP<29.000 is satisfied.

Abstract: An ice making machine has a framework-shaped frame which encloses an ice making tray and a drive unit and a fixing portion which fixes the frame to an inner wall surface in a freezing compartment. The frame includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion opposed to each other in an X-axis direction and a third frame portion and a fourth frame portion opposed to each other in a Y-axis direction. The fixing portion protrudes upward from the third frame portion. The third frame portion contacts the inner wall surface when the frame is fixed to the freezing compartment. The fourth frame portion includes a plate portion which extends in the X-axis direction with a thickness direction directed to the Y-axis direction and connects the first frame portion and the second frame portion to each other and a plurality of ribs provided on the plate portion.